“No, they could have picked any number of plants that would be beautiful and would not have been potentially harmful if someone were to eat the leaves of that plant material,” Fiske said.

And talk about quick reaction. We called the Prudential Center to share our Curiosity e-mail with them, and the Pru quickly removed all 22 oleander plants. A spokesman said they are grateful that a viewer pointed out the potential problem and they are taking no chances.

So the plants surrounding the Pru are beautiful and now oleander-free.